Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-09-29
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.

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TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
A Quarrel That Might Have Separated
Lonnle and Bessie Forever.
These lovers quarrels are sad, sad
affairs, resulting, as they so often do,
in the separation of young hearts and
making withered leaves out of all the
fond hopes and golden dreams and
high aspirations of young lives. A
distressing case was made public re-
Gently in Newark, the narrowing de-
tails being given in the words of
the estranged ones, who sat in the
Newark Opera-House eating carmels
and saying cruel things to each other
during the play. She began it.
"You did. too" she said, with a
great Sob 1t wouldn't have been any
kind of lovers quarrel without nu-
merous "great sobs" brought into it.
Now, Bessie" moaned the agon-
lied ninety pounds of lover and high
collar.
you needn't deny it," said Bessie.
coldly.
"Bessie, never in all -"
"You did. Name Blank told me
that she saD you"
'Saw me whatp"
Saw you flirting with that horribly
horrid Hattie Marsh"
"Hattie Marshp Bah. Now, Bessie,
you know perfectly well that l don't
care snap of my finger for Hattie
Marsh"
"No; it looks as if you didn't-Hrt-
ing with her every time she crosses
your path"
Now, Bessie, you know just as we'll
as -"
ooh, yes, l know all about it, Mr..
Lonnie Marshall" "
"Now, Bessie, don't talk that way"
II wili, too"
"Bessie."
II don't care, Lon; it sn'tright, and
Pm not going to play second fiddle to
anybody"
Nobody wants you to, dearie. "
"No! 1t looks as if they didn't, l
must say"
"Wcll, now, Bessie, what if got mad
and said cruel things because you
hirted little with Bennie Dean or"
"Ben Dean! | wouldn't wine nv
feet on Ben Dean"
"You used to like him."
Lion Marshall, I'll never speak to
you again as long as l live and breathe
if you ever mention that horrid affair
again. hate Ben Dean"
II know it, darling, and l detest
Hattie Marsh.
"Yes you do"
"Indeed / do"
"Yes over your left shoulder"
"Now, Bessie"
'If you want your ring back again,
Lon Marshall, all you've got to do is
to sag so.
go, Bessie!"
81 mean just exactly what l say, sir,
every word of it."
'Bessie, Bessiem
II can manage to live without you,
Lon Marshall! And if you think Pm
one of the Rough on Rats kind of
girls you're badly left"
mo. Bessie, you know never"
'lf you were gentleman, sir"
Bessie, this is too much"
"If you don't like it you can lump
it. sir! I'll let you know that you
can't twist me around your finger. Do
you want your ring?"
"You know / don't, Bessie"
swell, you could have it mighty
quick if you did. "
At last the worm turns and says,
acridly: "Very well, Miss Whitford
just as you please about it."
"Why, Lon"
Il have done all that a gentleman
could do to-"
"Now, Lon, / was only joking"
'It is no joking matter where one:
affections are concerned. I've tried tC
be gentleman of my word with you
but"
'Oh, Lon, Hushr'
mo, Bessie, we had better under
stand each other right here. If W,
quarrel so now, what would it be
when"
"Oh, Lonnie, Twas only"
"You were wounding me cruelty
: Bessie, and /"
"Oh, Lonnier'
"If you really desire every thing t,
come 10 an end between us, hope
am too much of a gentleman to
The curtain dropped at this junct
ure, while those who saw this fright
full scene were waiting with bateC
breath for the final word that woulC
separate Lonnie and Bessie forever. =